Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-08
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interest In q
Condensed Form.

putting in fall wheat.
Heavy mountain fires are raging
south of Grants Pass.
A toboggan club has recently beer
organized at The Dalles.
Snow has already fallen on the high
mountains in Southern Oregon.
The firemen of Dallas will dedicate
new city hall, now completed.
Astoria citizens have raised the
$3.50 900 subsidy asked for the railroad
Claim jumping is the popular pas
time in the Canyon creek mining dis
trict.
Miners everywhere are getting ready
for winter, says Jackson county
paper.
The survey of the Umatilla reserva-
ton by the contractors is about COM
pleted
The name of the postoitice at
Rooster Rock, has been changed to
Latourelle.
Gen. John F. Miller has the contract
to furnish the Yainax Indians with
$1,000 pounds OF beef.
A new postoflice has been established
at Mowry, Crook county, with Mark
A, Carson as postmaster.
A new poslofiice has been established
at Elmira, Lane county, with Martha
A. Ballman as postmaster.
Mrs. Henry Miller, of Corvallis, is
reported to have gone insane from the
effects of a felon on her finger.
During the rodeo in upper Summit
Lake valley the complete skeleton OF
white man was found near Ana
river.
The tug Pelican, in attempting to
enter Smith river, was thrown on the
rocks, where she rem aimed at last ac
counts.
Jack Thompson, who killed Shelly,
at Antelope, has been held without
bail, to appear before the next grand
jury in Wasco county.
The latest developments from the
Canyon City Baker mail robbery indi-
Gates that the thieves succeeded in
getting away with nearly $1,000.
Sheriff Watts, of Columbia county,
has offered reward of 5000 for the
arrest of George Upton, who murdered
Dejournette near Bradbury landing.
The Blasdel syndicate have paid
$4,000 cash for the Nelson placer
mine, south of Baker city. They will
take possession of the property in No
vember.
The Chloride mine on Rock creek,
owned by J. P. Malarkey, has been
bonded for $25 900, for period of six
months, to j. K. Romig, of La Grande,
and others.
The M. E. church, south, has es-
tablished an organization in Grants
Pass. The new organic ,tion proposes
to erect a new place OF worship in
Grants Pass next spring.
Cattlemen have just finished the fall
ride. They are now able to make a
close estimate of their losses last
winter, and place it at about 40 per
cent, says an Ochoco paper.
Capitalists propose to build $4,000
hotel at Ashland, providing a sufficient
bonus be raised by the town. An effort
is also being made to get the matter
undertaken by joint stock company.
The G. F. Bradley Mining Company.
of Sanger, have about got their mill in
running order, and it is expected that
they will commence crus b ng ore in a
short time. About sev eaty men are
now at work in the mine.
Mr. Street performed the feat of
lassoing five point mule deer on
Hampton butte. This is a rather
novel way OF catching deer, but the
bucaroes of Crook county have many !
novel ways of doing things.
On the line of the Oregon Pacific,
about seven miles above Mehama. the |
body of James Minot was discovered |
hanging by bale rope to small |
tree. He had committed suicide.
probably in fit of dependency. His
knees were on the ground and he had
choked to death.
The general merchandise store on
me Slletz Indian agency, owned by
Mrs. Chambers, was DESTROYED by fire
u supposed incendiary origin, Mrs
chambers being away from home at
he time. The amount of the loss is
Unknown; but it is supposed that it
viii be quite heavy.
At Beaverton there are about so
ores of muck land (they call it
5eaverdam land) occupied by twenty
even families, who raise general pro
luce. The most important crop is
MONS OF which 800 bushels to the
ere have been raised, which were sold
asst spring at 81 so per bushel. also
!ooO worth of rhubarb, $1,000 worth
i horse radish, and 5000 worth of As
'aragus have frequently been raised
o the acre. Some of this land ;s
enting this year at $4l per acre cash
me man is giving one half the crop
or rent Whtol, |